Advanced transportation system improvements for North Carolina's Piedmont Triad

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• Creators:
  Hauser, E. ; Styers, C. ; Padfield, B. ; Musselwhite, J.
• Corporate Contributors:
  North Carolina. Dept. of Transportation ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • North Carolina
  • Regional planning
  • Strategies
  • Technology assessment
  • Traffic congestion
  • Traffic flow
  • Transit systems
  • Transportation corridors
  • Transportation management
  • Transportation planning
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• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  North Carolina
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Abstract:
  Residents, transportation professionals, and decision-makers throughout the Piedmont ; Triad generally agree that the prosperity of the region depends on having an adequate ; transportation system. The ability to move people and goods quickly, efficiently, and ; safely affects both this region’s economy and the quality of life. The purpose of this ; report is to describe the implementation of Advanced Transportation Systems (ATS) ; Technologies for the eleven Piedmont Triad Counties. Particular emphasis is being ; placed on the Interstate 40/ Interstate 85 corridor. ; Advanced technologies including so-called “smart highway” or IVHS technologies will ; be utilized in order to help solve the traffic problems in the Triad. IVHS, which stands ; for “Intelligent Vehicle-Highway Systems” actually is a misnomer because transit ; systems are also included. Hence, ATS (Advanced Transportation Systems) is the title ; that has been adopted to describe such transportation improvements in the Triad. ATS ; (or IVHS) means using advanced technology to improve traffic flow on highways ; without necessarily adding more lanes or roads. In addition, ATS means using ; advanced technology to provide safer, more efficient transit service. ; This report discusses transportation issues in the Piedmont Triad, including travel ; demand management, a potential ATS corridor (I-40/I-85), current ATS/IVHS projects in ; the Triad, and possible ATS projects for the future.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/2118/dot_2118_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.54 MB]
• Collection(s):
  ITSJPO Digital Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:962a0bd040755fb155fd079bc0c108a983447d5e6ecb90361e5f84b04f0f957a